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Upcoming Events
BIG IDEAS Series
Harnessing the Impact of Youth Participation in Policymaking and Decision-making
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises
Seminar
Executive Seminar on Successful University Leadership
Degree Defense
PhD defence: Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics
Event
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025
Workshop
Intensive Course on Agent Based Modelling in Social Sciences
Previous Events
Seminar
Government Automation: Benefits, Risks and Key Enabling Factors
Government automation seminar: 12 case studies reveal benefits, risks, and frameworks for maximizing public value while minimizing harm.
Side Event
Leveraging the Nexus Between Data and Capacity Development to Supercharge Domestic Revenues
SEVILLE: UNU-WIDER will co-organize a side event at FFD4 exploring the power of administrative data to improve fiscal systems and domestic revenue mobilization.
Event
Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
Supporting reform of the international financial architecture and mobilizing investments in the Sustainable Developments Goals.
Conversation Series
Building Co-Existence: Towards an Inclusive Japan
On 26 June 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Ven. Kodo Nishimura, Buddhist monk, and Mr. Juan Pablo Reyes, publicist and photographer.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: UN Sustainable Development Goals 101
An Introduction to the SDGs for Cities
Degree Defense
BIG IDEAS Series
The World Drought Atlas: Understanding and Managing Systemic Drought Risks
ONLINE: On 24 June 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Davide Cotti and Edward Sparkes, Senior Research Associates at UNU-EHS.
Conversation Series
India and the World: Democracy, Development and Justice
On 23 June 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Abishek Singhvi and Prof. C. Raj Kumar.
Degree Defense
Side Event
Addressing Loss and Damage in Informal Settlements: Pathways to Resilience and Equity
ONLINE and BONN: On 19 June 2025, UNU, Habitat for Humanity and UN-Habitat will co-organize a side event at the June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany.